Professional Staff Nurse, Weekend Program- 3 E Progressive Care Unit

UPMC East is hiring a Full-Time Professional Staff Nurse to help support our 3 E Progressive Care Unit! This position is required to working only weekends, from 7 A – 7:30 PM or 7 PM to 7:30 AM!

A perk of this position is that it will be a part of UPMC’s Weekend Program offering flexibility during the weekday. Employees hired into the weekend program receive an additional 25% differential added to their base rate.

Weekend Program Requirements:  This position will work 24 hours per week between 7:00 PM Friday – 7:00 AM Monday. Must be able to work 49 of 52 weekends per year.

Sign-On Bonus Details:

$20,000 available for eligible registered nurses with 1+ years of experience. 

Your Role:
The Professional Staff Nurse is a Registered Nurse and a member of the care delivery team. The Professional Staff Nurse is responsible for setting the standards for the level and quality of care. The Professional Staff Nurse has responsibility, authority and accountability for the provision of nursing care.

The Professional Staff Nurse manages and provides patient care activities for a group of patients and their families through the application of independent judgment, communication and collaboration with all team members. The role of the Professional Staff Nurse encompasses leadership, partnership, collaboration and supervision. The Professional Staff Nurse establishes and maintains collaborative relationships with physicians, other health care providers, patients and their families, to achieve desired patient outcomes throughout the continuum of care. The Professional Staff Nurse demonstrates a commitment to the community and to the nursing profession 

Dedicated career ladders, including a brand-new nursing career ladder added just this year, allowing you to achieve your highest potential while rewarding you for your experience and advanced education

• Tuition reimbursement of up to $6,000 per academic year at any accredited institution, available to employees and their dependents (plus discounts for UPMC employees including no-cost RN-BSN/MSN options!

The Professional Staff Nurse provides highly competent patient care and treatment while demonstrating empathy and a passion for learning. This role requires independent judgment, fluent communication, and candid partnership and establishes relationships with physicians, other care providers, patients, and patients’ families to achieve desired patient outcomes throughout the continuum of care.

The Professional Staff Nurse is a valued step in the UPMC nursing career ladder, with opportunities for continued growth and advancement.

Applicants will be placed in the appropriate job title and salary from the My Nursing Career Ladder based on their individual experience and education .

What You Can Expect:

• Competitive Wages: Including the highest BSN differential in the greater Pittsburgh area
• Incomparable Benefits Package: Including tuition reimbursement
• Top Clinicians and Researchers: Work alongside leading experts and use the most modern equipment and technology in healthcare today

Applicants will be placed in the appropriate job title and salary from the My Nursing Career Ladder based on their individual experience and education. Title and salary will be determined based upon education and nursing experience.

Responsibilities:

• Develops and maintains productive working relationships internally and externally by demonstrating accountability for actions, enthusiasm, motivation and commitment to patients and colleagues.
• Demonstrates an understanding of cultural differences and holds peers accountable for healthy relationships.
• Maintains a conscious balance between work and personal life.
• Models safe work hours, time management, and a healthy lifestyle.
• Communicates with peers and management any safety hazards identified in the workplace.
• Demonstrates knowledge of adult learning principles (and/or teaching children if applicable) and applies them in teaching patients, families, students, and new staff.
• Provides detailed and appropriate teaching to patients and families to effectively guide them through the episode of care as well as transition to another level of care and/or home.
• Supports the development of students, new staff, and colleagues, may serve as a preceptor.
• Creates an environment of open dialogue, inquiry, and continuous development by asking for feedback and improving practice.
• Applies the nursing process within the framework of Relationship Based Care to create a healing environment.
• Formulates daily goals and a plan of care for patients that involves the patient as a partner and considers the patient’s individual needs in a holistic manner.
• Demonstrates critical thinking in the identification of clinical, social, safety, psychological and spiritual issues for the patient care within an episode of care.
• Practices solid communication skills, and can articulate and translate the patient’s condition to other care providers and negotiate and make recommendations for changes in patient care and unit practices.
• Patient documentation is comprehensive and promotes communication between caregivers.
• Incorporates national professional organization as well as business unit and health system’s goals to improve patient safety, quality, and satisfaction
• Creates a caring and compassionate patient-focused experience by building healing relationships with patients, families, and colleagues.
• Demonstrates accountability for professional development that improves the quality of professional practice and the quality of patient care.
• Actively participates in unit-based shared governance, and goal setting and supports the change and transition process to improve the quality of care and the practice environment.
• Serves as a highly engaged and full partner on the care team and response willingly to care, team members, needs for assistance, and partnership.
• Participates in work that improves patient care and the professional practice environment.
• Adapts to change and demonstrates flexibility with the change process.
• Actively participates in department or unit-specific quality improvement efforts.
• Identifies opportunities for quality improvement to colleagues and management.
• Takes personal responsibility for improving patient satisfaction with the quality of care and service.
• Utilizes research and evidence-based practice to support improvement in clinical care: identifies research issues or articles related to clinical specialty or areas of interest, discusses opportunities for quality improvement at multidisciplinary rounds, and influences patients’ plans of care.